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The Kingdom Principle: The Least is Greatest, Part 1:…

If you have your Bibles I'd invite you to turn with me to Matthew 18.  After the Transfiguration, the Lord Jesus Christ told the disciples of the impending trial and the suffering that He would endure, indeed the death that He was going to die for them in Jerusalem.  And you remember the disciple’s response?  The disciples responded by despairing.  We saw that in Matthew 16.  In Matthew 17 the Lord Jesus Christ was transfigured in His glory.  Three of His disciples saw Him and praised Him.  The other disciples, meanwhile, were having a hard time casting out some demons in the city.  When Jesus and those other disciples came back, the Lord Jesus addressed the disciples about their unbelief. So in Matthew 16 we see the disciples despairing and then in Matthew 17 we see the…

The Kingdom Principle: The Least is Greatest, Part 2:…

If you have your Bibles I'd invite you to turn with me to Matthew chapter 18 and verse 7.  As we looked together at Matthew 17 verses 24 to 27 we noticed in that incident when the tax collectors in Capernaum came to Peter and asked him whether the Lord Jesus paid the temple tax, Jesus gave opportunity or took opportunity at that incident to attest to his divinity and to show the example of his humility to Peter.  He explained to Peter that though, as the very Son of God, He had no obligation whatsoever to pay that temple tax yet, in His humility because He not only desired to model a humble obedience to Peter and the other disciples, but also because of the position that He had taken as Mediator to come to seek and save and serve those who are lost, He would…

The Kingdom Principle: The Least is Greatest, Part 3:…

If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Matthew chapter 18. Matthew chapter 18 opens with a question. The disciples are questioning the Lord Jesus Christ – a little embarrassed that He knew what they were talking about – but asking Him the question: “Lord, who is the greatest in the kingdom?” And, in the context of responding to the disciples and teaching them about true greatness in the kingdom, Jesus spends this whole chapter teaching them in various ways about how the disciples, who are part of His kingdom, ought to relate to one another. When we looked at the passage last time in Matthew 18 verses 7 through 11, and He spoke specifically about the issue of being a stumbling block – someone who is used to offend someone else or lead…

The Kingdom Principle: The Least is the Greatest, Part…

If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Matthew chapter 18.  As we have looked at this chapter we have seen that it is all tied together, a very similar theme runs throughout.  The focus of Jesus' whole instruction throughout the chapter is our relationship with one another in the Church. What are the proper relationships between members between citizens of the kingdom of heaven?  You remember the chapter opens with the disciples asking Jesus who is greatest, and…

The Kingdom Principle: The Least is the Greatest, Part…

If you have your Bibles, I’d invite you to turn with me to Matthew, chapter 18, as we continue our study of this great passage together.  I’d invite you to look back to the very first of the chapter and scan along the passage itself leading up to Matthew 18, verses 15 through 20.  You know that the whole of this passage is concerned with how we live as a family, as part of God’s church; with how we relate together as children of the living God in His earthly institution, the kingdom of…

The Kingdom Principle: The Least is the Greatest, Part…

If you have your bible, I would invite You to turn with me to Matthew, chapter 18. We have been looking at this great passage for about a month or so. It's hard to believe that it all began with the question, “Who is the greatest?” Ever since the disciples asked that question, they have been treated to discussions of how to relate to their brothers, how to relate to the sheep, how to be servants, how not to be stumbling blocks. Somewhere in the midst of that they have received an…

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